Dance Skirt Item Number: 3522/19 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Dance skirt consisting of a blue beaded waistband with strands of segmented reeds(?) and braided plant fibre extending from the bottom edge. Braided plant fibre loops extend from either end of the waistband; long cord protrudes from right side, for securing. Groupings of large, hollow and triangular shaped seeds are strung through the bottoms of the strands; groups are of two and three.

Narrative

The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.

Item History

What

Name
Dance Skirt
Identification Number
3522/19
Type of Item
skirt
Material
glass, seed, cotton fibre, plant fibre and reed grass ?
Overall
height 35.5 cm, width 69.8 cm

Who

Culture
Krahn
Previous Owner
Donald White
Received from
Donald White (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Liberia

When

Collection Date
between 1965 and 1968
Ownership Date
before August 27, 2021
Acquisition Date
on August 27, 2021

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
poor
Accession Number
3522/0019